Suppose television had never been invented. Audio entertainment in
the home might well have evolved into a medium for presenting drama - early
radio programming brought up to date...Combine this with the largely untapped
potential of binaural sound and you have the potential for a whole new
sensory experience...
Thomas J. Norton, STEREOPHILE

AURA, by Carlos Fuentes D-1 cassette only, $10
The strange and hypnotic style of Fuentes' exquisite chiller is captured
by ZBS Media using actual sounds recorded in Mexico City and an original
score. You feel this beautiful, chilling story is happening to you! Original
digital recording with Neumann head, 60 min. only on chrome realtime Dolby
B cassette.

THE MIST!, by
Stephen King CD, D-2 $15 *****

"The best non-music binaural
demo available anywhere!"Macabre-master
King is perfect for binaural reproduction! Fully dramatized by ZBS Media
with a large cast; performed and recorded on location in New England. 73
minutes, from Simon & Schuster AudioWorks. Very Highly Recommended.
Clearly demonstrates the dramatic possibilities of the binaural art...It's
a striking recording...The sense of depth and space is startling; the ambient
feel of the environment combined with the sense of movement and positioning
of the dialog and highly effective sound effects, makes for a memorable
experience...Listen in a darkened room for maximum impact. ­­
Thomas J. Norton, STEREOPHILE

THE MALTESE GODDESS, by Meatball Fulton (CD version) D-7 $15
Cassette version, D-8 $10
This post-modern 3D detective musical, set in the 1930's, pays homage to
and also spoofs the film noir genre. Composer Tim Clark has given quirky
songs to some of the characters. ZBS recorded the drama on location in
the streets, old cars, cellars and buildings where the story happens. Rec.
with "Fritz" and available on CD as well as 75 min. realtime
chrome Dolby B cassette.

STICKS
& O BOY O BOY O - D-10 CD only, $12ZBS has taken two of their best offerings from The Cabinet of
Dr. Fritz series on cassette and remastered them on a single CD with improved
sonics. Karl Edward Wagner's "Sticks" concerns a couple investigating
an abandoned farmhouse surrounded by sculptures of twisted sticks in the
form of bizarre crucifixes. They come across evidence of a prehistoric
cult, including a stone burial chamber, and soon learn that some of the
cult might still be there! As premiered for a Halloween Special on NPR
a few years ago. "O Boy O" is a computer programmer in the future
who creates new lives for criminals whose old personalities have been erased
by the authorities. Some of his creations find out about their programmed
lives, are not happy with them, and come looking for their creator. This
one was very effectively recorded in the streets of San Francisco using
a portable "Fritz" head, and provides a terrific binaural dramatic
experience.

NEW! FAT
CATS - The Latest Binaural Audio Drama from ZBS! - Written & Produced
by Tom Lopez, Cast of 12, Music by Tim Clark, 1 1/2 hour full production

ZBS Foundation (2 CDs) $22.50 D-11

Willie is an amateur sleuth who loves reading detective novels. He's
hired to paint the living room of a lavish summer home on an island in
the Hudson River. The place belongs to wealthy Lucas Trust, who seems to
have made it, including a wet T-shirt model girlfriend. Suddenly a car
bomb wipes out Lucas and Willie tries to piece together the clues to what
happened. A character in the novels Willie reads begins talking to Willie
inside his head and instructing him in how to solve who blew up Lucas.
Slowly the fictitious gumshoe begins to merge with the real Willie. Witty
and imaginative use of binaural for this effect, as well as throughout,
and plenty of sound effects and music too. There are six chapters on each
of the CDs, to wit: 1) Short Top; Shades; Berkeley Bob; Annie; Christie;
A Good Shot; 2) Mickey Spillane; Lucas Trust; On the Bridge; Tweety Bird;
A Kayak?; All in One Day.

[ZBS nicknamed their Neumann head "Fritz" and find that he
picks up sounds "so perfectly that you'll be convinced that those
heavy shuffling footsteps, demented little chuckles and wheezing gasps
are actually six inches from the nape of your neck." They also report
that "to get the full effect: the subtleties, nuances and all the
three- dimensional As-Though- You-Were-There wowie-zowies -- headphones
are best!"]

NOTE: While the rest of the highly imaginative audio drama series
produced by Tom Lopez and his ZBS Foundation are mixed for stereo rather
than binaural, you will find that the natural sound effects in nearly all
the other productions were recorded originally in binaural. They add greatly
to one's involvement in listening to the tapes & CDs on headphones.
If you are interested in their other offerings, go to the ZBS
Foundation catalog here.

= CDs with this icon give the very Best Binaural sonic experience
of all those in our catalog.